The statement reiterated China’s stance that is open to talks, but also that Beijing is determined to fight if it must.

Marks & Spencer is “working day and night” to manage the impact of a damaging cyber attack, the retailer’s boss has said. Stuart Machin, chief executive of the high street giant, said he is “really ...

In a night of high drama, the eyes of the country were on the constituency in what was billed as the first real electoral test for Keir ...

The company said it has been boosted by strong trading in its wealth business, which saw income rise 28 year-on-year.

Three people have been arrested after a group of pro-Palestinian activists breached an airport perimeter in Co Clare. The group Palestine Action Eire said three of its activists “entered the airport ...

Jill Sobule, the award-winning singer-songwriter behind I Kissed A Girl, has died in a house fire aged 66. Her death in Woodbury, Minnesota, was confirmed by her publicist, David Elkin. It was not ...

POLICE have charged a 14-year-old boy with attempted murder in connection with an incident in Knowsley in which two teenagers were stabbed. The incident happened in Kirkby on Wednesday, April 30. The ...

TWO young children have suffered injuries after being attacked by a dog in the rear garden of a house in Prescot. The toddlers - boys aged two and three - and an 18-year-old woman were injured at a ...

Shell has revealed a dip in profits for the latest quarter as it pushed ahead with investment plans and shareholder returns despite a recent drop in oil prices. The oil major told shareholders that ...

In one of the closest parliamentary votes ever, new MP Sarah Pochin took the seat which Labour won with a majority of almost 14,700 last year.

Vatican firefighters were seen on the roof of the Sistine Chapel installing the chimney, a key moment in the preparation for the May 7 conclave. After every two rounds of voting in the Sistine Chapel, ...

Here are the key results from the elections so far: Reform enjoyed a comfortable victory in this brand new mayoral position, winning 42.0% of the vote, well ahead of the Conservatives in second place ...